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Child, Louise. 1966-

Tantric Buddhism and altered states of consciousness : Durkheim, emotional energy and visions of the consort / Louise Child. - Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007. - vi, 197 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.

Altered states of consciousness, symbols, and social theory -- Consciousness, power, and renunciation -- Consorts, myth, and sacrifice in Hindu tantra -- Sacred physiology, yoga, and death -- Identity, biography, and shamanic death -- The purification of aggression -- Transmission and identity -- The subtle body and emotional energy.

075465804X (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780754658047 (hbk. : alk. paper)

2006031852

GBA724400 bnb

013704584 Uk


Durkheim, Émile. 1858-1917.


Tantric Buddhism--Psychology.
Consciousness--Religious aspects--Tantric Buddhism.

BQ8915.8 / .C55 2007

294.3925 / CHT
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